Hey Wyoming, i have a question.
The recent changes that are done to Brigitte to make her fit in to the 2-2-2 role lock means are we in trial and error phase? Because in ptr right now she is not useful. Everything she can do there is another support can do better. She brings nothing new to the table utility wise and her effective heal dictates that she has to be in the frontlines all the while getting her effective HP reduced by 300 and her self healing reduced by 50% and the fact that she no longer has any burst heal.
I really want to know will there be a second phase to this Ptr or is it already set in stone and we left with a character that designed for the frontlines but that ability had been neutered over the course of 9 months and finalized with this rework. All the while her effective heal is still dependent on inspire which requires her to be in harms way, her teammates be in the harms way to heal effectively. Let’s not kid ourselves that armor pack is another option because it is not.
So all i am asking will there be future updates to the character that actually completely rework her into a backline healer or make her into what it supposed to be which is frontline brawler support. Because right now, with the previous armor and barrier potency nerfs, the 200 shield hp with over time heals on the armor pack is not worth for teammates nor for her to be in the frontlines for consistent heals neither in the midline where there are much better options in the support category that can more effective.
Also i do have some ideas on the rework, now i am not trying to do your job for you, but i do have to admit the ptr brigitte is not useful in none of the maps, in none of the situations. For her to be relying on whip shot to activate the inspire is not consistent when you consider there are supports out there can do more consistent healing much faster all the while providing utility. Anyway, i want to know this because i am honestly tried of beating a dead horse or hoping for something that is not going to happen. Please if you do not have any certain and final answer do not bother with vague public relation statement because at this point i am full of it. Thanks in advance.
There’s lots of Brig chatter around these parts. I’m wondering how she’s actually performing compared to other healers on the PTR. I have 40-60 minutes on the PTR for Moira, Brig, Zen, and Baptiste. I only have ~30 minutes on Lucio, but I threw him in anyway (I play a lot of Lucio, so it’s probably close enough).
That’s a small sample size, but it’s going to have to be good enough… There’s only so many games I can throw by picking Brig before I fall into despair.
Here’s where I’m at in the Role Queue Beta mode:
Healer |
Damage/10min |
Healing/10min |
Deaths/Game |
Blocked/10min |
Inspire Uptime |
Moira |
4.3K |
10.2K |
6.4 |
- |
- |
Bappy |
4.6K |
7.3K |
7.1 |
- |
- |
Lucio |
4.4K |
8.8K |
6.6 |
- |
- |
Zen |
6.2K |
5.6K |
6.0 |
- |
- |
Brig |
2.2K |
6.8K |
8.3 |
2.0K |
17% |
Brig’s stats look pretty bad for me. I’m a trash Baptiste, and he’s outperforming her pretty much across the board. Lucio just wrecks her in the off-healer role. And both have more utility, which isn’t factored in here, except for Brig’s Damage Blocked stat.
The Moira buff didn’t really seem to change much for me. It’s certainly nice, but the impact seems minor.
How about you? I’ve seen a lot of Mercy and Ana on the PTR, but I haven’t played them. Skill obviously has a big impact on these stats, so I’m really just interested in comparing stats within players for those who have played both Brig and another healer on the PTR. And maybe someone who can actually hit things with Baptiste…
Edit: Format. Added Zen. From another post show some love to the creator.
So if we please stop assuming whipshoting from the backline to proc inspire is a good idea. I would be so happy.